Bloomberg
House Vote Gives Boost to Self-Driving Cars
Jul.19 -- Congress took the first step toward setting rules for self-driving cars, as a House panel unanimously approved a measure that would allow thousands of automated vehicles to hit the road while federal regulators develop safety...
Curated Video
7023B BLINDNESS - A NEW CURE FROM SPAIN
In Madrid, a 74 year old eye specialist has developed
a device that may eventually allow blind people to see
almost as well as people with normal eyesight. He is
Dr. Tomas Barraquer, head of the consulting clinic of
the Barraquer...
Teen Kids News
Blind adventurer Hilton-Barber Live a life with purpose
TKN reporter Jenna reports on an extraordinary pilot with a disability. Myles Hilton-Barber has wanted to fly planes since he was a kid. Unfortunately, his dreams were almost shattered when he became legally blind. Never giving up hope...
Curated Video
Do Reality Shows Affect How Viewers See Real-Life Relationships?
"In The Loop" explores how Americans are dealing with the changing dating landscape in its new series Love Life.
Curated Video
Self-Driving Cars to Potentially Aid the Blind
Advocates for visually impaired people worry that the self-driving-car industry is leaving them behind as it develops autos of the future.
To make up for that, they're turning to university researchers to help build systems...
Bloomberg
Breaking the Brain’s Code to Cure Blindness
April 5 -- Neuroscientist Sheila Nirenberg received a MacArthur Genius Award for figuring out, for the first time ever, how our retinas take images from the outside world and turn them into a neural “code†that the brain can...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Spanish museums invite blind to touch works
CLEAN : Spanish museums invite blind to touch works
Curated Video
'Feeling Through' Short Film Makes History For Deaf-Blind Community
The Oscar-nominated short film "Feeling Through" is the first to cast a deaf-blind actor in a lead role.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : NY Marathon draws opera singer blind runner and record setter
CLEAN : NY Marathon draws opera singer blind runner and record setter
Curated Video
RR7732B AUSTRALIA BLINDNESS AMONG THE ABORIGINES
In the Australian Outback, one in four elderly
Aborigines has been blinded by the eye disease
trachoma. It is a complaint often found in under
developed societies in Africa and the Middle East, but
its prevalence in a developed country...
Bloomberg
'Gossip Girl': Blake Lively Jokes About Beating Jennifer Lawrence for Role | THR News
Blake Lively jokes that “they made a bad decision” after reports that she supposedly beat out Jennifer Lawrence for the infamous role of Serena Van der Woodsen on the CW hit series 'Gossip Girl.'
Curated Video
Smartphone designed for blind people
A British couple, who are visually impaired, have designed a smartphone for blind people.
This electronic 'guide dog' is designed to improve the life of those who have no or little sight.
Margaret Wilson-Hinds is completely blind but she...
AFP News Agency
VOICED: Blind Rwandans find new life...through massage
It can be tough to earn a living if you're blind in Rwanda (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Blind and visually impaired models walk in Paris fashion show
CLEAN : Blind and visually impaired models walk in Paris fashion show
Hearst Metrotone News
Helen Keller visits a bustling New York City complete with horse-drawn trolleys and carts among other traffic.
Helen Keller visits a bustling New York City complete with horse-drawn trolleys and carts among other traffic.
Curated Video
A three-year pilot program called iCanConnect is helping low-income deaf-blind individuals get access to the latest telecommunications technology. (April 8)
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SOUNDBITE: ADRIANA ANTOCI/Program Participant: **THROUGH SIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR**
"It was really a depressing situation for myself. So I went back to home. And I lost everything. I felt...
Curated Video
RR7928B YUGOSLAVIA: DEALING WITH BLINDNESS
This recent report from Yugoslavia contains no major
breakthroughs, no revolutionary new treatments. But
it does provide a progress report on how one country
is rejecting the idea that blind people should be
institutionalised and...
Sky News
There's a worrying rise in the number of children being born blind or partially sighted.
There's a worrying rise in the number of children being born blind or partially sighted.
Curated Video
DeVos's budget calls for cuts to Special Olympics
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is facing sharp pushback over a proposal to cut federal funding to the Special Olympics.
AFP News Agency
Chinese blind and deaf artists seize chance to shine
Chinese blind and deaf artists seize chance to shine
Curated Video
DeVos's budget calls for cuts to Special Olympics
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is facing sharp pushback over a proposal to cut federal funding to the Special Olympics.
Press Association
NHS doctor creates digital flashcards so doctors wearing PPE can communicate with Covid-19 patients
An NHS doctor has developed a new digital flashcard system to help healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment easily communicate with severely ill coronavirus patients. Anaesthetist Rachael Grimaldi founded Cardmedic while...